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Porridge Perfection
Heart-healthy, nutrient-packed, easy to fix and endlessly customizable, oatmeal might be the perfect breakfast! Four foodies share prep ideas
Savory oatmeal
Comforting
Oat: Old-fashioned oats
Mix: Milk
Seasoning: Sea salt to taste
Additional Toppings: Nuts, dates and dried apricots
—Ann Hood, best-selling memoirist and author of Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love, and Food
Savory
Oat: Stone-cut or steel-cut oats
Mix: Water
Seasoning: Mediterranean sea salt
Additional Toppings: Roasted butternut squash and Parmesan cheese, or a puree of seasonal vegetables
—Suzanne Vizethann, owner and founder of Buttermilk Kitchen and author of Welcome to Buttermilk Kitchen
Fruit-Forward Vegan
Oat: Organic traditional rolled oats
Mix: Water or coconut water
Seasoning: A pinch of ground cinnamon
Additional Toppings: Fresh or frozen organic wild blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, chia seeds, maple syrup, coconut yogurt, toasted coconut flakes
—Deborah Kaloper, author, Good Mornings: 50 Delicious Recipes to Kick Start Your Day
Cinnamon & Citrus
Oat: Steel-cut oats (pretoasted for 12 minutes at 350°F)
Mix: Whole milk, heavy cream, water
Seasoning: Dark brown sugar, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, salt
Additional Toppings: Dried black mission figs, orange and grapefruit sections (membranes removed)
—John Currence, award-winning chef, author of Big Bad Breakfast: The Most Important Book of the Day and owner of Big Bad Breakfast
—Vonnie Williams